: refusal (as by a prisoner) to eat enough to sustain life
hunger strikernoun
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The film tells the story of how the 2013 hunger strike helped make that happen.—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025 The precise number of men on the hunger strike remains unclear.—Nyrola Elimä, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025 His mundane days have been peppered with assaults on guards, being Tased or punched, hunger strikes, and long hours in the jail’s restraint chair, incident reports show.—Kallie Cox, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025 These charming European-style Christmas markets are right here in the US Cruise passengers stage hunger strike after Antarctica trip is rerouted
When is the $25 flight deal available?—Greta Cross, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hunger strike
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